Antique Pair 17th Century Baroque Carved & Gilded Solomonic Columns Italy 1680 Sculpture The bronze is very finely

The bronze is very finely cast by the 'lost wax' method and gilded throughout

75" tall X 10" diameter

By family repute the table has always been attributed to Christian Meyer

The symbolism of the action of the figure of Love offering a rose to a butterfly is that of love beguiling the soul in search of pleasure

to the center is a large cast gilt-bronze finial modeled with fruit and foliate

Antique Pair 17th Century Baroque Carved & Gilded Solomonic Columns Italy 1680 Sculpture The bronze is very finelyA fine and rare pair of Italian Baroque carved giltwood and polychrome painted Solomonic columns, late 17th century, circa 1680. Each spiral twist column carved with trailing grapevines and bunches of grapes, the decoration carved and gessoed and gilded on the polychrome columns. Each column with a Corinthian capital to the top and raised circular base with a square hand painted plinth, with polychrome scagliola technique, designed to resemble veined